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Mother Teresa of Calcutta, born in Yugoslavia, decided early in her life that she had a religious vocation to serve the poor. Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

Mother Teresa Quotes

Quotes by Mother Teresa - part of an extensive collection of quotations by notable women.

Mother Teresa

A tribute profile on Mother Teresa from the About.com Guide to Catholicism, Jessica Steinmetz.

Mother Teresa First Miracle

About.com's Guide to Roman Catholicism writes about the first miracle accredited to Mother Teresa, and Mother Teresa's "journey to sainthood."

Mother Teresa of Calcutta Center

Official site of the Missionaries of Charity devoted to "promote and support authentic knowledge of and devotion to" Mother Teresa.

Mother Teresa The Final Verdict

by Aroup Chatterjee. A book highly critical of Mother Teresa - site includes complete text of the book, omits the illustrations.

Mother Teresa: Missionary of Compassion

A collection of articles from Time and Life about Mother Teresa of Calcutta.

Time 100: Mother Teresa

Time Magazine named Mother Teresa one of the 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century, and here's the article explaining their reasons for their decision, including an outline of Mother Teresa's contributions to the world.

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